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{{Short description|Argentine model, actress and vedette (1980–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox model
| name          = Silvina Luna
| image         = Silvina Luna 5.jpg
| alt           = 
| caption       = Luna in 2015
| birth_name    = Silvina Noelia Luna
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1980|06|21|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Rosario, Santa Fe]], Argentina
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2023|08|31|1980|06|21|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| occupation    = {{hlist|Model|actress|[[Vedette (cabaret)|vedette]]}}
| years_active  =
| hair_color    = Brunette
| eye_color     = Blue
| agency        = Modeling agency of Ricardo Piñeiro
}}

'''Silvina Noelia Luna''' (21 June 1980 – 31 August 2023) was an Argentine model, actress and [[Vedette (cabaret)|vedette]].

==Career==
After finishing school at the age of 17, she moved to Buenos Aires and worked as a secretary and a model. She later lived in [[Miami]] for a year, before returning to Argentina, where she appeared as a participant on ''[[Big Brother (TV series)|Big Brother 2]]''.<ref name="exclusivo.terra.com.br">{{Cite web  | last = | first = | title = Ex-big brother samba em Carnaval "caliente" argentino | url = http://exclusivo.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI1335455-EI1118,00.html |work=[[Terra (company)]] |date=8 January 2017 | access-date = 31 October 2012 }}</ref>

In later years she worked with the modelling agency of Ricardo Piñeiro{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}, and participated in the reality diving competition ''[[Celebrity Splash! (Argentina)|Celebrity Splash!]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entretenimiento.latam.msn.com/ar/television/articulo.aspx?cp-documentid=257491161|title=Ya están confirmados los participantes del polémico reality "Celebrity Splash"|language=Spanish|publisher=[[MSN]]|access-date=2013-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307011208/http://entretenimiento.latam.msn.com/ar/television/articulo.aspx?cp-documentid=257491161|archive-date=2014-03-07|url-status=dead |trans-title=The participants of the controversial reality show "Celebrity Splash" are already confirmed}}</ref>

Luna took theatre classes with Julio Chávez, and guest-starred on television shows.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

===Magazine appearances===
* Cover of the Argentine ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' magazine{{Volume needed|date=July 2011}}
* Cover of ''[[Interviú]]'' magazine{{Volume needed|date=July 2011}}
* Pages of ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]''
* Pages of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''

==Personal life and death==
Silvina Luna was born in Rosario on 21 June 1980. She started her professional life as a model and promoter. She reached national fame in 2001 when she participated in ''Big Brother Argentina'', where she ended up in second place. After her reality appearance, she continued studying theater. She participated in many plays such as ''El champán las pone mimosas'', ''Más que amigos'', ''Abracadabra'' and ''Explosivos''. She also appeared in TV shows such as  ''Los Roldán'' and ''Casados con hijos''. She was a participant in other reality shows such as the Argentinian version of Dancing with the stars in 2006, 2007 and 2017. In 2017, she was converted to [[Buddhism]] from [[Christianity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Las amigas de Silvina Luna cantaron mantras budistas en su despedida {{!}} Caras |url=https://caras.perfil.com/noticias/amp/celebridades/el-particular-homenaje-de-las-amigas-de-silvina-luna-en-su-despedida.phtml |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=caras.perfil.com}}</ref>

In July 2014, Luna was hospitalized with [[Kidney stone disease|kidney stones]]. She blamed the problem on her cosmetic surgeon, Anibal Lotocki, who she said used [[methacrylate]] on her [[buttocks]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.clarin.com/extrashow/fama/silvina-luna-cirugia-mala-praxis-anibal-lotocki_0_1181282361.html|title=Silvina Luna acusó de mala praxis al cirujano Aníbal Lotocki |work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarin]]|language=Spanish|date=July 25, 2014|access-date=July 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729134417/https://www.clarin.com/extrashow/fama/silvina-luna-cirugia-mala-praxis-anibal-lotocki_0_1181282361.html |archive-date=29 July 2014 |trans-title=Silvina Luna accused surgeon Aníbal Lotocki of malpractice }}</ref> Luna had two cosmetic surgeries in 2011, both performed by Lotocki. After these surgical procedures, she started to have health problems and after several studies, it was discovered that she had high levels of calcium in her blood, which later was confirmed to be a consequence of methacrylate poisoning. Three years later, in 2015, she was on dialysis from 2016 up until her death. The cause of kidney failure is not very clear but appears to have been an autoimmune condition like adjuvant-induced [[Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants|autoimmune syndrome]] (ASIA) due to [[methacrylate]].

On 31 August 2023, Luna died after spending 79 days in hospital on life support. Her ashes were scattered in a Buddhist ceremony in [[Rosario]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ferrini |first=Juliana |date=2021-12-21 |title=Así es la casa de Silvina Luna: tiene muchas plantas, muebles de líneas simples y colores claros porque sigue los principios de la filosofía budista |url=https://www.parati.com.ar/news/asi-es-la-casa-de-silvina-luna-tiene-muchas-plantas-muebles-de-lineas-simples-y-colores-claros-porque-sigue-los-principios-de-la-filosofia-budista/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Revista Para Ti |language=es}}</ref> She had been admitted to the [[Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires]] on 13 July 2023. Luna had been awaiting a kidney transplant, which could not be performed due to various infections she had contracted in the weeks and days leading up to her death.<ref name="Infobae-01Sep23">{{cite news |last1=Ingrassia |first1=Victor |title=Una cadena de infecciones postergó el trasplante que pudo salvar a Silvina Luna, reveló uno de los médicos que la trató |trans-title=A chain of infections postponed the transplant that could have saved Silvina Luna, revealed one of the doctors who treated her |url=https://www.infobae.com/salud/2023/09/01/una-cadena-de-infecciones-postergo-el-trasplante-que-pudo-salvar-a-silvina-luna-revelo-uno-de-los-medicos-que-la-trato/ |work=[[Infobae]] |access-date=4 September 2023 |date=1 September 2023}}</ref>

==Theater shows==
* ''[[Vedettísima]]'' (2009)
* ''[[El Champagne las Pone Mimosas.]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Diferente.]]'' (2003)
* ''[[La noche de las pistolas frías.]]'' (2002)

==Selected TV appearances==
* ''[[El hotel de los famosos (season 1)|El hotel de los famosos]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Gran Hermano 2011]]'' (2011)
* ''[[El Capo]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Son de Fierro]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Bailando por un sueño (Argentina)|Bailando por un sueño]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Los Gladiadores de Pompeya]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Amor en custodia (Argentine TV series)|Amor en Custodia]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Quién es el Jefe?]]'' (2005)
* ''[[El Patrón de la Vereda]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Don Francisco Presenta]]'' (2004)
* ''[[No Hay 2 Sin 3]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Los Roldán]]'' (2004)
* ''[[La Peluquería]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Gran Hermano 2 - Big Brother Argentina 2]]'' (2001; participant)

{| class="wikitable";
|-
|+ Reality shows 
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Result
! Notes
|-
| 2001
|  ''[[Gran Hermano (Argentine TV series)|Gran Hermano 2]]'' 
| Contestant
| {{Runner-up|Runner-up / <s>7th eliminated</s>}} 
| 
|-
| 2005
| ''[[:es:Odisea (reality show argentino)|Odisea, en busca del tesoro perdido]]''
| ¿?
| ¿?
| 
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Bailando por un Sueño (Argentine season 2)|Bailando por un Sueño 2]]''
| Contestant
| {{eliminated|7th eliminated}}
| 
|-
| 2007
| ''[[:es:Odisea (reality show argentino)|Odisea, aventura Argentina]]''
| Blue Team Contestant
| {{eliminated|2nd eliminated}}
| 
|-
| 2009
| ''[[El Musical de tus Sueños]]''
| Contestant
| {{eliminated|15th eliminated}}
|
|-
| 2010-11
| ''[[Gran Hermano (Argentine season 6)|Gran Hermano 2011]]''
| Host
| {{CNone}}
| Some segment
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Celebrity Splash! (Argentine TV series)|Celebrity Splash!]]''
| Contestant
| {{eliminated|Eliminated in Round 1 – Part 4}}
| 1 episode
|-
| 2014
| ''[[:es:Anexo:Segunda temporada de Tu cara me suena (Argentina)|Tu Cara me Suena (season 2)]]''
| Guest contestant by [[Fernando Dente]]
| {{CGuest|6th place}}
| Gala 33
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bailando 2017]]''
| Contestant
| {{eliminated|8th eliminated}}
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[:es:Divina comida|Divina comida]]''
| Contestant and host in week 5
| {{CFinalist|5th Place}} 
| 5 episodes
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2022
|rowspan="3"| ''[[El hotel de los famosos (season 1)|El Hotel de los Famosos]]''
| Contestant
|{{eliminated|6th eliminated}} / <s>Evacued</s>
|rowspan="3"| 33 episodes
|-
| Candidate in repechage
|{{eliminated|Eliminated}}
|-
| V.I.P. guest
|{{CNone}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|name=Silvina Luna|id=1046010}}

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[[Category:People from Rosario, Santa Fe]]
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[[Category:Argentine people of Spanish descent]]
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[[Category:21st-century Argentine actresses]]
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